Tag: Beth Moore
Moore’s criticism of the 45th president’s abusive behavior toward women and her advocacy for sexual abuse victims turned her from a beloved icon to a pariah in the denomination she loved all her life.
Bible teacher Beth Moore, splitting with Lifeway, says, ‘I am no longer a Southern Baptist’
by: Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 9, 2021 (RNS) — For nearly three decades, Beth Moore has been the very model of a modern Southern Baptist. She loves Jesus andRead More
From succinct prayers to calls for Trump to ask the rioters to halt, the faith leaders' statements mostly appealed for unity.
Faith leaders react to mob at Capitol with prayers, calls for end to violence
by: RNS staff Jan. 6, 2021 (RNS) — As a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 6), American religious leaders reacted quicklyRead More
With a warning to her nearly one million followers that she would be blunt
Evangelical leader Beth Moore trends on Twitter after calling Trumpism ‘seductive and dangerous’
by: Roxanne Stone Dec. 13, 2020 (RNS) — As supporters of President Trump’s allegations of voter fraud have persisted in questioning the results of the election five weeks since itRead More
He claimed the SBC had taken a "headlong plunge” toward allowing women preachers...
Accusing SBC of ‘caving,’ John MacArthur says of Beth Moore: ‘Go home’
by: Bob Smietana Oct. 19, 2019 (RNS) — Evangelical pastor John MacArthur, speaking at a celebration of his 50th year in pulpit ministry this week, weighed in on an ongoingRead More
Nevertheless, the vitriol of recent months has created misunderstandings about evangelicals themselves.
Opinion: Who’s an evangelical and who gets to decide?
by: Paul O’Donnell Sept. 23, 2019 (RNS) — The most often repeated story about religion and politics these days is the evangelical love affair with Donald Trump. Virtually every weekRead More
The speech on the right is getting out of hand.
Opinion: The “white evangelical” problem, Trump, Nazi, and Jim Wallis
BATAVIA, Ill., March 23, 2019 – I have been an “evangelical” Christian for over 50 years. I attended an evangelical college, Trinity College, now named Trinity International University. Then ontoRead More
MLK50 conference conveners lamented and asked God for brokenness in the evangelical church
MLK50: Baptists, others honor civil rights leader
by Tom Strode MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 4, 2018 (BP) — MLK50 conference conveners lamented and asked God for brokenness in the evangelical church during a time of prayer at theRead More